A Dance to the Music of Time – Mediation or Evaluation?

David Pittaway KC of Hailsham Chambers discussed:

• the move towards use of other forms of dispute resolution in clinical negligence cases;
• the practicalities of their application;
• the likely effect on the resolution of claims;
• the differing attitudes on the part of claimant and defendant solicitors, and;
• the implications of the introduction of compulsory dispute resolution under the CPR.